Deals & People January 4, 2011

The Wagner Law Group Names John Sohn Partner

John J. Sohn has been named a partner of The Wagner Law Group, effective January 1.
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Sohn has been with The Wagner Law Group, which specializes in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), employee benefits and executive compensation law, for the past year.  

According to a press release, Sohn advises on executive compensation and employee benefits plans, and specializes in fiduciary and investment-related matters under ERISA. Before joining The Wagner Law Group, Sohn worked at Legg Mason, where he was responsible for ERISA Title I investment matters, including advising on investment management and advisory arrangements, prohibited transaction exemptions, the Investment Advisers Act and all types of financial products and services. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School.

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“John’s breadth and depth of knowledge regarding tax-qualified plans, the interaction of the investment and securities laws and practice with ERISA, and executive compensation is truly remarkable,” said Marcia Wagner, Managing Partner of the firm, in the release. 

Deals & People January 4, 2011

linkedFA Appoints Richard Joyce Chairman of the Board

linkedFA, a social networking site specifically for financial professionals, announced today that Richard Joyce will become Chairman of the Board.  
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Joyce will lead the executive team as it executes its 2011 global growth strategy, the company said in a press release.   

As the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Joyce will be responsible for building and managing the Board of Directors and linkedFA Advisory Panels. He will leverage those resources to formulate a financing and product development strategy.  As part of the global team, Joyce will be based in the UK. 

He has held several executive roles in the communications industry and is an advocate of leveraging social media within the financial industry. Joyce was most recently Chairman of WIN (Wireless Information Network Ltd), a mobile data services company, from 2000 until 2009.  He also spent 13 years at 3Com Corp, as SVP of Worldwide Sales, and SVP of the Remote Access Products Division. Additionally, he was a member of the Worldwide Executive Committee for seven years.  

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